Leaders from 20 local governments and organizations came together last month to spotlight and celebrate more than 25 miles of trail that were recently completed or are coming soon across the Greater Cincinnati region.

More than 100 trail managers, planners, and advocates convened on January 26 at the Tri-State Trails’ (TST) quarterly Regional Trail & Bikeway Committee (RTBC) meeting, where representatives from city, county, and non-governmental agencies gave their annual status reports on recent and ongoing projects under their jurisdictions.

This year’s report highlighted 13 miles of recently completed trails and 14 miles of upcoming trails across the region’s 10 counties.

“Trails and bikeways are all about connecting people, and the RTBC is all about connecting the people who make trails happen,” said Executive Director Wade Johnston. “None of these projects are possible in a vacuum. By collaborating and learning from each other, we can continue building a world-class trail network connecting our entire region.”

Watch a meeting recording in the viewer below, or download the full presentation PDF here.

00:35 Welcome & thank you to TST Members
02:30 City of Hamilton – Hamilton Beltline Trail
06:03 City of Oxford – Oxford Area Trails System
09:34 Metro Parks of Butler County – Miami 2 Miami at Gilmore Ponds; Rentschler Forest; Great
Miami River Trail; Voice of America Park
12:59 Green Township – Veterans Park; Kiluga Park; Harrison Avenue (former CSX rail); Trailside Village
16:47 City of Lebanon – Parkside Trail; trail network re-brand; Glosser Rd., N. Broadway, and Bowman Trail
21:27 City of Mason – Mason Bike Trail
25:11 City of Springboro – Central Greenway
30:09 Friends of Little Miami State Park – King Avenue Bridge; Loveland Bridge; Resurfacing between south Lebanon and Morrow
34:13 Wasson Way – Phase 6A ribbon-cutting; Armleder connector
40:20 Village of Mariemont – Murray Path; Columbia Connector
43:46 Anderson Township – Little Miami Scenic Trail Elstun Connector
50:28 Cincinnati Recreation Commission – LeBlond Trail; Dunham Trail Loop
52:22 Ohio River Trail West – Phase 1, segments 2 and 3 in Riverside and Sedamsville
58:40 City of Cincinnati
01:08:17 Mill Creek Alliance – Mill Creek Triangle Trail; Mill Creek Water Trail
01:10:09 City of Sharonville – US 42 Multi-Use Path
01:12:13 Great Parks of Hamilton County – Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods connector; Beechmont Bridge; Columbia Connector; Ohio River Trail Oasis; Great Miami Riverway; West Region Blueway & Trail System
01:16:57 Ohio River Way – National Water Trail and National Parks Service status; Rivertown Review program; Ohio River Way Challenge
01:21:55 Boone County Administration – North Bend Rd. Multi-Use Path; CVG Loop Trail; various sidewalk projects
01:25:53 Tri-State Trails – Covington + Newport Bicycle Transportation Plan
01:27:23 Dayton Traffic Garden
01:35:17 Tri-State Trails Events
01:37:50 Funding Opportunities
01:39:00 Thank you! – Closing

Casey Burdick with the city of Lebanon called the last few years “a whirlwind” before describing what’s up next for the Warren County seat, which includes about a mile of new segment along the Parkside Trail this year and another 3 miles in store for 2025.

“Make sure you talk to your residents and find out their hopes and needs and how comfortable they are using those trails and facilities,” Burdick advised the audience of peers working on similar active transportation infrastructure projects.

As critical to a project’s success as public engagement, speakers repeatedly thanked one another for their partnerships and collaboration across jurisdictional lines.

“Building trails is certainly a team sport, no doubt,” said Sean McGrory, President of Wasson Way. “It takes a lot of people to make all of this loop work.”

Wasson Way cut the ribbon last fall on its latest segment, Phase 6A, connecting Cincinnati’s Evanston and Avondale neighborhoods to the growing crosstown shared-use trail.

The RTBC’s next quarterly meeting will host a community bike ride on Thursday, April 11, from 3 – 5 p.m., setting out from the Purple People Bridge’s Newport approach on a tour of trail connection opportunities along the Riverfront Commons Trail through Newport, Bellevue and Dayton. The ride is open to all who would like to join and will culminate with a visit to the Dayton Traffic Garden. Register for the bike ride here.

Find out more about joining the RTBC here.